Ventilator



Aug. 27, 1935.

Filed March 2, 1935 E. L. KRAFT VENTILATOR 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 :4r-n n E. L. KRAFT VENTILATOR Aug. 27,5- 1935.

Filed March 2, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 E. L. KRAFT VENTILATOR Aug. 27, 1935.

Filed March 2, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Aug. 27; '1935/ 1 UNITED Y l Y l n dvvardtL. Kraft, York, Pa., assigner to. Martin- Parry Corporation, York,rPa a corporation of Delawarei-` `i .Y n

Application Marche, 1933, serialVV No. 659,383

1 scimmia (01.1296-94) V'This invention relates toA new and useful improvements in ventilatorsa-for closed vehicle bodies. 'Y

In my coepending application, SerialNo. 659,--v 384 filed March 2, 1933, I have disclosed and claimed the idea of employingA two separately adjustable vventilator members for controlling the passage'of air through a single openingin-a wall of a vehiclebody, with means common -to both ',of axially aligned auxiliary Figure 4 is aQperspective viewvof anmounting member-. employed for supporting adjacent ends ventilator members I shown elearlyin Fig. 1;L j y Y vFigure 5l is a fragmentary elevational view, partly broken away, of amodified form of ventila. tor mechanism from that shown in Figs. Al to 4` inclusive; l v f n zv .f

Figure` 6 is a vertical sectional View of the'.

l0 movable ventilator members.. for mounting the `Ventilator;mechanism disclosed in Fig. v5; 10r Y same upon the marginal .portions ofthe opening. Figure rl'is a transverse, substantially horizon-l The present invention embodies the use of three Vtal sectional View Vtaken on line 'lf-l of Fig. 6`;

`independently movable ventilator members for and A. controlling the paSSa'ge of air through 4a `single Figure 8 is a fragmentaryhorizontal sectional opening in awall of a motor vehicle.. e d view` 4ofgthe VWindshield and its mounting as l5 The primary object of this invention is the vshownin Figs. 5 andfi.Y j Y, provision of threev relatively movable and in-Y Referringparticularlyto the formofithe in -k dependently operable ventilatormembers for con- `vention shown in 'Figs. 1 to 4 inc1usive, ,wherein trolling the passage of air through a'single'open for the-purpose* of illustrationis shown one em-Y 2 0 ing in a wall of a motor Vehicle body. Y bodiment o f this invention, thenurn'eral I0 desig- 20 A further object of the invention Vis to provide hates the roof of a closed vehiolembody. Q 'Ihis` mounting means common to all ofthe Ventilator roof is ofhollow construction and is formed With members'for pivotally attaching thesame to lthe a depending lip o r flange .II at its forvvard` edge marginal parts of the openingtoA be controlled. which cooperates with a flat edge surface: I2 to A Vstill furtherobject of theinvention is to form a pocket I3 Vfor the reception of a vsealing or 25 provide a novel two-parti auxiliary ventilator packing strip I4 which functions in amannerto f which isY cooperativelyassociated with a main be described ata later point. i', 1 ventilator member so that thetwo parts of the YThis edgeoi .the roof forms onemarginal part', auxiliary ventilator and themain ventilator may of the windshield opening I i While this invenf#` j be selectively or independentlyV` operated :tocoltion is illustrated and described as consistingof 30 lectively controlaventilatingopening in 'a vehicle ventilatory members `for controllingythe passage.l body, f; f y ofairtlfircfiugh the conventionaiwindshieldopen- A specific object ofthe invention is to provide ingfQf ,EL C10Sed Carbdm; it; rist@ be understood a pivoted windshield having Aa glass panel which that -I do not desire to iimitrmyself to this par Y terminates in spaced Vrelationvvith respect to a tiClllaIfOlm 0f Opening, for my ,operlfitlg in a 35 marginal, part of the windshield opening for proclosed Vehicle body may be controlledbyvtne same vidingan auxiliary Ventilating space with a ventilator members. L 'L Vj pluralityV of independently operable auxiliary 'I'Iheopposite sidesof the opening I5 are"formed f Ventilating members arranged to control ther-pasby the corner posts orpillars I 6 Eachco rner I 40 sage of air through Vthe auxiliary `Ventilating post, adjacent the edge of the roof, is formed 40. space. f vv/ith-adepression lL centrally' aperturedat I8.- Other objects and advantages oi? the'invention Eachdepression audits corner postor pillar has will be apparent during the course ofv the-follo'wassociated therewith similar mounting mechaing description: x nismjand for thatY reasona description; of o"ne In the accompanying drawingsiforming a part :mounting will `be sufficient. 'Positioned fwithin" 45' of this specification and in which like numerals. thedepression or pocketjlf'l iswa=mounting bracket are employed to designatexlike parts throughout I9 which isheld fin place by. means of screws, the same, 1 j or the 1ike,- 20. mounting bracket has Figurel is apartly.elevationalview and partly formed-integrally therewith .ldgpljojeling-Conf sectional View of ventilator mechanism'e'mbody Vcentl'iilly therefrom, a hOllOW bearing bQSS- 2 l. 5 0 ing this DIIGDQII; f '.1 A'Windshield 2 2, orothersimilar mainfventi- Figure 2 isavertical!sectionalview taken on Alator member, is positionedwithin theopening line 2 2 of Fig 1;' K 1 f" I5 to be;.rcontrolled,and ,is providedatits op' Figure 3 is avertieal sectional vie'wltaken on 'Dosite sides lWth `frame 01 Sash members-234. V2.55 line 3.` f Fig 1;"- :j Eachframeorsashmember .23 hassecured tofi trally apertured at 10 for receiving a pivot pin 1l.

VThis pin is provided with ahead 'l2 at one yend 'outwardly of the end plates 16 and chambers to receive these pinions are Vformed by the axially extending anges 18 of the central mountingV bracket 68. The main web 69 of the mounting bracket 68 has secured thereto a double-ended pin 19 which pivotally supports sector-shaped gear members 80. Each gear member is formed with a radially projecting operating arm 8 I. The sector-shaped gear members 8l!` have `their peripheral teeth meshing respectively with the teeth of the pinions 'Il which are secured tothe ventilator members'63. g

It Vwill now be seen that the ventilator members 63v maybe adjusted independently of each other Vbyrindep'endently actuating the gears 'Sii through their operating arms 8|. 'Due to the positioning of these arms 8| in close proximity to each other, an occupantoi the vehicle equipped with this ventilator system may grip both of the arms 8| simultaneously for actuating both ventilators in the same direction or lin opposite directions by moving the arms 8l either in the same direction or in opposite directions.

It is to Vbe understood that the forms of this invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred' examples ,of the same and that various changes in the shape, size andv arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutJ Y departing from the spirit oi the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:- l. The combination with aclosedvehicle body having a single Ventilating opening formed in a wall thereof, of three ventilator members cooperatively associated to collectively control the passage of air through said opening,` the horizontal dimension of one of said members being substantially equal to the combined horizontal dimen- V2. The combination with a closed vehicle body Y havingV a frame structure to Vdene an openingin a Wall thereof, a glass panel positioned in said opening to bridge a portion of the same and terminating at one edge in spaced relation with respect to one margin of the lframe toprovide av space notvclosed by said panel, a pair of axially aligned, `independently adjustable, ventilator` members positioned in said space to control thej. .passage of air therethrough and to prevent thei passage of air when arranged to have edgecontact Withthe glass panel, and means for pivotally sup-"f porting the aligned ventilator members andthe glass panel on marginalparts of said opening for movement about a common axis.

3. The combination with a closed vehicle body having a Vsingle Ventilating opening formed inla `wall thereof, of three ventilator members cooperatively associated to entirely control 'the passage kof air through saidopening, two of said ventilator members being arranged in axial alignment with respect to each other and above the thirdl y 4. The combination with a closed Vehicle body having a single Ventilating opening formed in a wall thereof, of three ventilatormembersI cooper-V atively associated to entirely control Athe passage of air through said opening, two of said ventilator members being arranged in axial alignment with respect to each other, and three mounting brackets only Vfor pivotally connecting the ven- Y tilator members to the marginal parts of said opening to'cause them to move about a common axis. l

5. The combination with a closed vehicle body having a single Ventilating openingk formed in'a wallthereof, of three ventilator members cooperatively associated to entirely controlthe passage oiair through said opening, two of said veny tilator members being arranged in.v axial alignment with respect to each other, and three mounting devices only for pivotally connecting the three Ventilator members to the marginal parts of said opening to 'cause them to move about a common axis, each of said mounting devices being common to two of said ventilator members.

` EDWARD L. KRAFT. 

